Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Announced
CHICOPEE, Mass. - The Elms College athletics department recently announced that Pat Boyajian ’06, Sean Hammond ’06 and Caitlin Childs ’08 will be formally inducted as the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013 on September 20 on the campus of Elms College.
Boyajian, a four-year player and member of the inaugural men’s volleyball team, becomes the program’s first hall of fame inductee. Boyajian, who competed from 2003-06, was an impact player as he finished his career with 810 kills, 426 digs and 280 total blocks. Boyajian graduated as the program’s all-time leader in kills and his mark of 810 is currently second in program history. He also graduated as the program’s all-time leader in total blocks (280) which still stands, as well as his program-best 170 solo blocks.
Boyajian also holds single-match records for blocks in a three-set match (8), blocks in a four-set match (12) and his 1.33 blocks per set in 2006 is a program single-season record. Boyajian was named Second Team All-New England Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) New England Division in 2006.
In 2012, Boyajian became an assistant coach of the men’s volleyball program and helped direct the team to a 20-8 overall record (tied for the program high in wins), the team’s second New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) championship, and a spot in the first-ever NCAA Division III Championship for the sport of men’s volleyball.
Hammond was a four-year member of the men’s golf program from 2002-06 and becomes the first-ever golfer inducted in to the athletics hall of fame at Elms.
On the golf course, Hammond was a two-time First Team All-North Atlantic Conference (NAC) selection in 2003 and 2004 and was named Second Team All-NAC in 2005. Hammond, who consistently shot in the 70s during his four-year career with the Blazers, helped Elms secure a third place finishes in the 2003 and 2005 NAC Championship tournaments and a fourth place mark in the 2004 NAC Championship tournament. As a sophomore, he carded a round of 76 and earned individual medalist honors at the second Blazers fall invitational.
As a senior, Hammond carded four rounds in the 70s in the fall of 2005 including a low round of 70 at Nichols College. Later that year, Hammond placed 43rd overall at the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) Championship and contributed the first-ever hole-in-one in the tournament’s 70-year history at the time.
He was also a member of the men’s volleyball team in 2006 and recorded 39 kills, 13 service aces, 65 digs and 13 total blocks.
Childs was a four-year player for Elms in both lacrosse (2005-08) and women’s soccer (2004-07) and was a member of the women’s basketball team in 2004-05.
Childs enters the hall of fame as one of the most decorated women’s lacrosse players in program history. The program’s all-time leader in goals scored (144) and points scored (162), Childs led the team in goals scored in three of her four years including marks of 60 goals as a freshman and 37 as a senior.
In 2005, Childs began her career as the co-rookie of the year in the highly competitive New England Women’s Lacrosse Alliance (NEWLA) and was also a First Team All-NEWLA selection. During her freshman season, the Blazers finished 9-6 – the program’s best season since 1999 – and led Elms to a runner-up finish in the NEWLA Championship tournament. Childs was also named First Team All-NEWLA as a sophomore in 2006 and again as a senior in 2008.
On the soccer pitch, Childs anchored a stellar defensive unit but also provided an offensive presence scoring five goals and four assists (14 points) during her career. Childs also had a brief stint between the pipes and made nine saves, and in 2006, helped the Blazers set the program record for wins in a single season with 14.